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Peferred Features <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Singapore</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>maticsSystem11/19/2011<strong>Singapore</strong>Framework Logical, National,develops topicsin-depth, alternateTextbooksThin, Fewer topics. Lesswords. Build deepunderstanding throughmulti-step problems,Concrete to visual toabstract. Illustrationsdemonstrating howabstract concepts can beused for differentperspectives.U.S.No national, NCTMlacks logical structure, noalternateHeavy, Too many topics.Limited to definitions andformulas, developingstudents’ mechanicalability to apply concepts.Real- world illustrationsindicate relevancy – butdo not show how to applyconcepts to solve thoseproblems.